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No. 337,907. Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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JOHN \V. WHITE, OF ELKHART, INDIANA.

GATE.

QFECIFICATIO N forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,907, dated March 16, 1886.

Application filed October 15, 1885.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. WVHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elkhart, in the county of Elkhart and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in gates; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particula-rly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a section of a fence with my improved gate. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the gate. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the same, partly in section, the gate being shown supported in an elevated position in dotted lines. Fig. at is a detailed plan view of the sliding collar.

Arepresents the fence-posts, which are made of wrought-iron, and are provided at their lower ends with circular anchor-plates B, which are made of cast-iron, and from which extend brace-rods O to the posts.

The end posts are provided with eyebolts D, to which are secured the ends of the wires E, the latter being secured also to the intermediate posts by wire ties F.

G represents a brace, which is made of wrought-iron and has its upper end bifurcated, as at g,and fitted to rest against the inner side of one of the end posts, bearing against the under side of one of the eyebolts thereof. One or more of the wires E may pass between the bifurcated arms of the brace and be secured therein by a wire, H, that is wrapped around the upper end ofthe brace,to secure the bifurcated arms from spreading apart. To the lower end of the brace is secured a castiron anchor-plate, I. Vhere the upper ends of the brace-rods G join the posts are formed sleeves or flanges K, encircling thelatter, and on the flange or sleeve ofone ofthe posts which forms the gate-post is supported a collar, L, having a central opening, Z, to allow it to he slipped down over the post, and on one side an open slot, Z, communicating with the central opening in the collar.

Serial No. 179,958. (No model.)

Z represents the gate,which is composed, essentially, of the upper and lower bars, a, the vertical barb, mortised and secured to tenons on the outer ends of the bars a, and the vertical tie-bar a, secured between the bars a, near the inner ends of said bars.

01 represents a brace-rod, one end of which passes through the bar 1), near the lower end thereof, and has a nut, e, which bears against the bar I). This brace-rod d extends obliquely through the gate, passing through the bar 0, near the upper end thereof, and vertically up through the inner end of the upper bar a. On the upper end of this brace-rod is secured a horizontal hanger, f, that is clamped upon the inner end of the upper bar a by a nut, h, working on screw threads with which the brace-rod is provided. This hanger has an opening, at, in its outer end, adapted to slip over the gate-post, and communicating with the rear side of this opening is an open slot,n. A similar hanger, 0, is secured to the upper side of the lower bar a, at the inner end of said bar, by a bolt, 1). These hangers serve to hinge the gate on the post, and the lower hanger, o. rests upon the collar L and supports the weight of the gate. When the gate is closed, so that the open slots in the hangers are in line with the eyebolts of the gate-post, the gate may be raised, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and supported by turning the collar L so as to bring its open slot in line with the eyebolts, and then slipping the collar up on the post and turning it so that it will rest upon one of the eyebolts and thus support the gate in a raised position, to enable it to clear snow-drifts or to permit the passage of small animals under the gate. A braoe-wire,s, runs around three sides of the gate to strengthen it, and the gate is also provided with a pivoted latch, 25, having arms that extend from opposite sides ofthe gate-bar b, so as to embrace the post against which the gate closes, and thus prevent the gate from swinging in either direc tion until the latch is raised.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the gate-post having the eyebolts with the'collar on said post, having the open slot, and the gate having the hangers slipped over the post tohinge the gate thereto, provided with the aligned open slots,

whereby the gate may be raised and supported in a raised position on the post, substantially as described.

2. The gate having the diagonal brace-rod having the upturned threaded end, the hangers, one of which is secured on the upturned end of the brace-rod,and the nut on the thread.- ed end of the said brace-rod for clamping the hanger to the gate,substantially as described.

3. The combination of the gate-post and the gate having the brace-rod extending diagonally th rough it, and the hanger secured on the upper end of said brace-rod, and the lower hanger bolted to the lower' bar of the gate,the hangers having openings to slip over the gatepost and hinge the gate thereto, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. v

, 7 JOHN W. WHITE.

WVitnesses:

WALTER BENNETT, JAMns S. DODGE. 

